Dartmouth Generations

Dartmouth Generations is a recognized Council on Student Organizations (COSO), student-lead organization for Dartmouth students who are interested in learning about dementia and other aging issues and getting to know older members of the Upper Valley Community.

Dartmouth Generations is an umbrella service organization that seeks to connect Dartmouth College students with independent elders, dementia patients, and care-givers in the Upper Valley. Through our sub-organizations and affiliate programs, our activities range widely*, particularly noting conversation-based activities, art viewing and art therapy, musical performances, among many others.

*Note: many of our programs have been adapted to continue virtually, according to the request of the associated facility/location and COVID-19 concerns.

Faculty Advisor as of January 1, 2021: Manish Mishra, MD

Administrative Support: Lisa D. Sharp, MPH

OVERALL LEADERSHIP

Executive Board Leadership:

Co-Presidents:

Julia Hill Julia.C.Hill.24@dartmouth.edu
Vedant Tapiavala Vedant.N.Tapiavala.26@dartmouth.edu

Co-Vice Presidents

Carolyn Yee Vedant.N.Tapiavala.26@dartmouth.edu
Marissa Benz Marissa.P.Benz.26@dartmouth.edu

Dartmouth Generations in the news!

Dartmouth Generations Connects Students and Older Adults
Dartmouth News 2/09/2024

COSO recognized programs

Kendal Connections

Activities are based at Kendal Senior Living and include virtual one-on-one conversations between students and residents.

Julia Hill Julia.C.Hill.24@dartmouth.edu
Vedant Tapiavala Vedant.N.Tapiavala.26@dartmouth.edu

A young woman with dark hair pulled back and wearing a tan blouse is laughing with an elderly woman with short grey hear, glasses, and a brown and tan patterned blouse.

An elderly woman with grey hair is wearing a light sweater, and a pearl necklace. she has one hand touching the headphones she is wearing and one hand in the air, as she appears to be enjoying what she is hearing.

Dartmouth Forte

Dartmouth students involved in Forte perform music at various facilities around the Upper Valley.

To get involved, contact the Dartmouth Forte coordinators.

Uma Alagappan Uma.V.Alagappan.23@dartmouth.edu
Janelle Annor Janelle.E.Annor.24@dartmouth.edu

GENERATIONS AFFILIATE PROGRAMMING:

Relationships

Relationships pairs first-year Geisel medical student with an undergraduate as a near-peer mentor. Together they work with people living in the Upper Valley with early-stage dementia for a mutually-enriching experience over the course of an academic year. The program provides a mentorship opportunity and social engagement for persons with Alzheimer’s dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment.

To get involved, contact the Relationships Coordinator:

Julia Hill Julia.C.Hill.24@dartmouth.edu

A smiling woman with grey hair has her arms around two women with long dark hair on either side of her. Everyone is smiling into the camera.

An older, think, bald man with glasses and a blue collared shirt and brown pants with a brown leather belt and a woman with grey hair, a grey blouse and a grey skirt and facing each other and dancing with their arms moving but not touching each other.

Reflections

Reflections is based at the Woodlands Independent Senior Living Facility and includes art-therapy-based programs; bi-monthly art therapy workshops alternate between visual arts activities (i.e. drawing, painting, sculpture, etc.), literary arts activities (i.e. reading, writing, poetry, etc.), and performing arts (i.e. dance, movement, etc).

To get involved, contact the Memory Lane Coordinators:

Dawn Lim ’24 Dawn.Lim.24@dartmouth.edu
Marissa Benz Marissa.P.Benz.26@dartmouth.edu

Perspectives

Perspectives (through Aging Resource Center) involves monthly art-viewing discussions through the Hood Museum of Art. Virtual discussion is aimed at connecting cognitively impaired individuals and students through art.

To get involved, contact the Perspectives Coordinator: